Dad's Roundtable

Dad's Roundtable

Welcome to the Dad's Roundtable where Crossings pastors and leaders share how fatherhood and faith intersect, but it's not always pretty! Our goal is to encourage dads and share some practical tips on topics like: work/life balance, talking to little kids about a big God, the dad job description, and having "the" talk. Join us on the journey of fatherhood at the Dad's Roundtable.

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Dad's Roundtable
  • Ep 1: Balanced and Rotated

    Paul instructs the Thessalonians to avoid being busy for business sake and adding things to your plate with hurry and anxiety is not a blessed life. But instead, the quiet life sounds pretty ordinary. True Life is when we image God in all that we do (including raising our kids!) and aspire to res...

  • Ep 2: Big God and Little Kids

    George B. Shaw said “the biggest mistake in communication is assuming it has taken place.” Shaw was most likely not referring to conversations about faith but that quote really drives home the point of today’s discussion: It would be a mistake to assume our kids understand our faith, or even have...

  • Ep 3: Challenge Accepted

    Being a dad is awesome but becoming a dad–facing those first few challenges–is a whole other story! In this episode, we have a group of dads talking about the initial challenges, mistakes, (and some victories!) we’ve all made in those first few months and years of becoming a dad. It’s not always ...

  • Ep 4: As For Me and My House…

    Joshua 24:15 is a familiar passage, “... as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” How do we go about doing that? How does dad make sure that a house is serving the Lord? Aren’t we all too busy? In this episode, we discuss the promise to do the best we can to make sure that everything that...

  • Ep. 5 “It’s time to have THE Talk”

    We live in an over-sexualized culture and our kids will become inundated with sexual content and conversations (if they aren’t already!). As a Dad, it’s our responsibility to outline God’s plan for sexual stewardship by providing an emotionally stable home where these dialogues point to his goodn...

  • Ep. 6 God's Design for Sex and Dating

    The over-sexualized culture has a lot to say about sexual intimacy and dating that us dads need to pay attention to. Our kids will become inundated with sexual content and conversations (if they aren’t already!) and it’s our responsibility to outline God’s plan for sexual stewardship and dating b...

  • Ep. 7 As for you, Man of God...

    Paul ends his first letter to Timothy with a challenge, “As for you, man of God, … pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. … Fight the good fight of faith.” As dads we can get so wrapped up in things that distract that pursuit. We drift, get busy and all of the sudden...

  • Ep. 8 Where there is no guidance, Dad will fail.

    Routines. Reading plans. Bible studies. Resources. Online gurus…. There is so much material out there for guys! Who should we be reading? Where should we place our focus? This episode we discuss how we can structure our lives to take in meaningful content that will help shape us to be the man God...

  • Bookshelf Basics 2024

    In this episode Matt Cartwright, Pastor of Men’s Ministry and Adult Education, recommends a few books that every dad should have on their bookshelf. Links to the suggested list below…

    The Valley of Vision - Puritan Prayer and Devotion
    ESV Study Bible (a.k.a “The Demon Slayer”)
    Family Worship Gui...